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Computer Hardware Engineers salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median computer hardware engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $158,530 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,044 a month.

10th percentile
$105,390
25th percentile
$131,130
Median percentile
$158,530
75th percentile
$198,360
90th percentile
$222,470

Based on 1,870 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$108,524 take-home a year
Gross pay$158,530
Federal income tax−$26,781
Social Security + Medicare−$12,128
California income tax (approx.)−$11,097
Monthly take-home$9,044
Every two weeks$4,174

Does it go far here?

$139,593Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
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Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

All computer hardware engineers salaries · Take-home pay in California